Profile & Research

- Visiting Professor, School of Labor and Industrial Relations, University of the Philippines Diliman (UP-SOLAIR), positioned September 2024–currently
- Associate Professor, Interfaculty Research Inititative, Saitama University, positioned April 2024–currently
- Associate Professor, Saitama School of Economics and Management, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Saitama University, positioned April 2024–currently
- Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Saitama University, positioned April 2024–currently
- Adjunct Lecturer, Department of International Studies, Kyoritsu Women's University, positioned April 2024–currently
- Associate Professor, Department of International Studies, Kyoritsu Women's University, positioned April 2022–March 2024
- Assistant Professor, Department of International Studies, Kyoritsu Women's University, positioned April 2020–March 2022
- Senior Lecturer, School of Labor and Industrial Relations, University of the Philippines Diliman (UP-SOLAIR), positioned August 2019–January 2020
- Senior Lecturer, College of Education, University of the Philippines Diliman (UPCEd), positioned August-December 2018
- Visiting Research Fellow, UP-SOLAIR, positioned Jan 2017–January 2020
- Overseas Research Fellow, Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO), positioned Jan 2017–January 2020
- Assistant Editor and Associate Book-Review Editor, The Developing Economies journal, IDE-JETRO, Apr 2013–Jan 2017
- Entry, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), April 2011

Teaching experience

PhD in Economics Program, Saitama School of Economics and Management, Saitama University

- Advanced Development Economics (AY2024 - currently)

Master in Economics Program, Saitama School of Economics and Management, Saitama University

- Development Economics (AY2024 - currently)

Undergraduate Program, Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Saitama University

- Development Economics (AY2024 - currently)
- Introduction to Economics (AY2024 - currently)
- Pre-seminar (AY2024 - currently)

Graduate Program, Graduate School of International Studies, Kyoritsu Women's University

- Theories and Practices in Economic Development (AY2022 - AY2023)
- Empirical Approaches in Economic Development (AY2022 - AY2023)
- International Cooperation Research VI (Development Microeconomics) (AY2020 - AY2021)
- International Cooperation Research I (Development Macroeconomics) (AY2020 - AY2021)

Undergraduate Program, Department of International Studies, Kyoritsu Women's University

Seminar Subjects

- Graduate Studies Seminar in International Studies (AY2020 - present)
- Advanced Research Seminar in International Studies (AY2020 - AY2023)
- Intermediate Research Seminar in International Studies II (AY2021 - AY2023)
- Intermediate Research Seminar in International Studies I (AY2020 - AY2023)
- Issue-Resolutions Workshop (AY2020 - AY2023)
- Fresh Seminar (AY2020 - AY2023)

Lecture Subjects

- Development Economics I (AY2022 -AY2023)
- Development Economics II (AY2022 -AY2023)
- Intermediate Microeconomics I (AY2022 -AY2023)
- Intermediate Microeconomics II (AY2022 -AY2023)
- Social Development (AY2020 - AY2023)
- International Cooperation and Development (AY2020 - present)
- Introduction to International Studies (Omnibus, AY2022 - AY2023)
- Asia-Pacific International Relations I (AY2020)
- Advanced Economics: Econometrics (AY2020 - AY2021)
- Development Economics (AY2020 -AY2021)
- Intermediate Macroeconomics (AY2020 - AY2021)
- Introduction to International Studies III (Omnibus, AY2020 - AY2022)

Graduate Program, School of Labor and Industrial Relations, University of the Philippines Diliman

- IR 299 Research Methods in IR Studies (1st semester AY2019)

Graduate Program, School of Education, University of the Philippines Diliman

- EDAD 202 Education and National Development (1st semester AY2018)

Rewards:

- Prize Winner (Main Award), The 19th Asia Pacific Research Prize (Iue Prize), Asia Pacific Forum - Awaji Conference Japan, July 31, 2020
- Winner, The 15th JAAS Annual Award for the Best Article in Asian Studies, Japan Association for Asian Studies (JAAS), June 9, 2018
- Winner, Ichiko-Memorial Award, University of Tokyo, March 24 2011

Selected Works

In Japanese:

See here.

In English:

- 1. Okabe, Masayoshi. Economics of the Reversal in Gender Disparities in Education and Development: Poverty, Family Dynamics, and School Environment in the Philippines (Economics, Law, and Institutions in Asia Pacific) Springer Nature, August 2025. [Refereed] [Amazon.jp] [Amazon.com] [Springer Webpage]
  2. Okabe, Masayoshi. "Unintended Effect of Mothers’ Labor Force Participation on Child Time Allocations under Family Dynamics in Rural Philippines." Review of Economics of the Household: 1–53, 2025. [Refereed]
  3. OKABE, Masayoshi. "Boys’ Underperformance, Teacher Scoring Bias and Unbalanced Teacher Market in Rural Philippines." Journal of Development Studies 61, no. 1: 40–62, 2025. [Refereed]
  4. Economic Analyses of the “Reversed Gender Disparity” in Education and Development in the Philippines. PhD Dissertation. Tokyo: Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, 268 pp. + xv, submitted June 2019 and passed July 2019. [Refereed]
  5. "Inferences and Descriptive Analyses on Education, Livelihoods, and Rural Poverty through Fieldwork and Tailored Household Survey in Marinduque, the Philippines." IDE Discussion Paper Series (working paper) 754, April 2019.
  6. “'K to 12' Program as a National HRD Program to Develop the Workforce.” Philippine Journal of Labor and Industrial Relations 35, nos. 1-2: 113-129. November, 2018. [Refereed]
  7. "Empirical Analysis of the Continuity of Sequential Demands for Education in a Rural Philippines: Gender and Parent–Child Relations." (in Japanese) Asian Studies (Ajia kenkyu) 63(1) pp. 1 –26, Jan 2017. [Refereed]
  8. "Gender-preferential Intergenerational Patterns in Primary Education Attainment: An Econometric Analysis of a Case of Rural Mindanao, the Philippines." International Journal of Educational Development 46, pp. 125 –142, Jan 2016. [Refereed]

Presentations

- 1. " Boys’ Underperformance in Education under Family Dynamics of Mothers’ “Dual Burdens” of the Rural Poor: Evidence from the Philippines." The 31st JASID Annual Conference, Session A5 "Poverty Study". Tokyo: Tsuda University. Dec 6, 2020 (in Japanese) [Refereed]
  2. "Econometric Analyses on an Unintended Effect of Mothers’ Labor Force Participation on the Boys’ Underperformance in Education: Evidence from Marinduque, Philippines." The 10th Asian Regional Congress of the International Labor and Employment Relations Association (ILERA). Quezon City: University of the Philippines Diliman. Dec 4, 2020 [Refereed]
  3. "School-Augmented 'Boys’ Underperformance in Education': Evidence from the Philippines Achieving Gender Equality." Joint International Conference, the Japan Society for International Development and the Japan Association for Human Security Studies. Tokyo: University of Tokyo. Nov 17, 2019. [Refereed]
  4. "School-Augmented 'Boys’ Underperformance in Education' in the Philippines: Natural Experimental Evidence from a Rural Philippines," ERCD Seminar, Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, Asian Development Bank, Mandaluyong City, Philippines, October 28, 2019. [Invited]
  5. "Economics of “Boys’ Underperformance” in Education and Development in the Philippines," A Research-Dissemination Seminar, Luxor Marinduque, Gasan, Marinduque, Philippines, September 26, 2019. [Invited]
  6. "Economic Analysis on Child Time-allocation Patterns in Pursuit of Background of Boys' Underperformance in Education: Evidence from Marinduque," Keynote Speaker, Seminar Graduate School and College of Public Affairs and Development, University of the Philippines Los Baños, April 29, 2019. [Invited]
  7. "'Boys’ Underperformance in Education,' Augmented through Stereotypes by Adults: Quantitative Approach to a Teacher’s Case in Rural Villages, Marinduque, Philippines," Presented in the Philippine Studies Conference in Japan 4th, at Hiroshima University, November 15, 2018. [Refereed]

Referee Service

- Asian Studies; Journal of the Asia-Japan Research Institute of Ritsumeikan University; The Review of Economics of the Household; The Developing Economies; Philippine Journal of Development; Philippine Journal of Labor and Industrial Relations; Routledge Book Proposal; International Journal of Economics and Business Research; Educational Research and Reviews

Software Literacy

- Stata
- Eviews
- R
- Winows Office

Languages

- Japanese (native); English (fluent); French (intermediate); Filipino (intermediate); Chinese Mandarin (basic); Cebuano (basic).

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